Books for the Practical Historian

Used Books - C&I

Books about calligraphy and illumination, or are calligraphed and/or illuminated.



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Alexander, Italian Renaissance Illuminations (Paperbound)

Alexander, Italian Renaissance Illuminations (Paperbound)

New York: George Braziller, 1977. Trade paperback.
$18.00

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Ames, Ames' Guide to Self Instruction in Practical and....

Ames, Ames' Guide to Self Instruction in Practical and....

....Artistic Penmanship. New York: Daniel T. Ames, 1884. Sixth Edition Revised.
$150.00

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Andersch, Symbols, Signs, Letters: about handwriting....

Andersch, Symbols, Signs, Letters: about handwriting....

...experimenting with alphabets and the interpretation of texts. New York: Design Press, 1988. Hardbound.
$85.00

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Angel and Parsons, Bird, Beast, and Flower

Angel and Parsons, Bird, Beast, and Flower

Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. Hardbound.
$20.00

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anon, Anna Simons

anon, Anna Simons

München, Berlin: Zürich, R. Oldenbourg, 1934. Hardbound. Dust jacket soiled.
$50.00

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anon, Calligraphy and Lettering in the Graphic Arts 7

anon, Calligraphy and Lettering in the Graphic Arts 7

New York: Society of Scribes Ltd., 1987.
$12.50

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anon, Kaligrafie: vyber basni z ocenenuch zbierok...

anon, Kaligrafie: vyber basni z ocenenuch zbierok...

....Kruhu milovnikov poezie. Slovesky Spisovatel, 1984. Hardbound. Dust cover inside Mylar.
$35.00

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anon, Lettering Arts in the 80's

anon, Lettering Arts in the 80's

St. Paul, Minnesota: Ampersand Publications, 1984. Hardbound.
$20.00

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anon, Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists

anon, Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists

New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., 1980.
$22.50

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anon, One-stroke Lettering with Pen or Brush...

anon, One-stroke Lettering with Pen or Brush...

....Charts Showing Clearly Method of Construction; suitable for students, scholars and all writers. London. Winsor & Newton, Ltd. ca. 1935. 2nd...
$35.00

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anon, The Song of Songs which is Solomon's

anon, The Song of Songs which is Solomon's

La Jolla, California: The Green Tiger Press, 1981. Wrappers.
$10.00

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Armstrong, Calligraphic Designs

Armstrong, Calligraphic Designs

Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House Publishers, Inc., 1983. Trade paperback.
$18.00

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Atil, Fables from 14th-Century Arabic Manuscript

Atil, Fables from 14th-Century Arabic Manuscript

Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Pess, 1981. 96 pp. Hardbound; front top of slipcover slightly ripped.
$17.50

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Avril, Manuscript Painting at the Court of France,...

Avril, Manuscript Painting at the Court of France,...

The fourteenth century (1310-1380). New York: George Braziller, 1978. Trade paperback.
$40.00

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Azarian, A Farmer's Alphabet

Azarian, A Farmer's Alphabet

Boston: David R. Godine, 1982. Wrappers.
$18.00

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Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript

Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript

Oxford: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1979. Hardbound; dust jacket.
$20.00

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Baker and Hogarth, The Calligraphic Art of Arthur Baker

Baker and Hogarth, The Calligraphic Art of Arthur Baker

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Hardbound.
$12.50

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Baker, Brush Calligraphy

Baker, Brush Calligraphy

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1984. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Baker, Calligraphic Alphabets.

Baker, Calligraphic Alphabets.

New York. Dover Publications. 1974.
$15.00

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Baker, Calligraphic Swash Initials

Baker, Calligraphic Swash Initials

New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1983. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Baker, Calligraphy

Baker, Calligraphy

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Baker, Dance of the Pen

Baker, Dance of the Pen

New York: Art direction book company, 1978. Hardbound.
$18.00

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Baker, Foundational Calligraphy Manual

Baker, Foundational Calligraphy Manual

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Trade paperback.
$18.00

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Baker, Mastering Italic Calligraphy

Baker, Mastering Italic Calligraphy

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Baker, New Calligraphic Ornaments and Flourishes

Baker, New Calligraphic Ornaments and Flourishes

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1981. 78 pp. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Baker, The Roman Alphabet

Baker, The Roman Alphabet

New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1976.
$25.00

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Baker, The Script Alphabet

Baker, The Script Alphabet

New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1978.
$15.00

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Ballinger, Lettering Art in Modern Use [Student Edition]

Ballinger, Lettering Art in Modern Use [Student Edition]

New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1967. Hardbound.
$20.00

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Barbedour, Les Ecritures Financiere...

Barbedour, Les Ecritures Financiere...

...et Italienne-Bastarde; dans leur naturel, ouvragecomposé de quantité d'exemplaires des expeditions dont on se sert danstoutes sortes d'affaires,...
$125.00

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Barr, The Officina Bodoni...

Barr, The Officina Bodoni...

... Montagnola, Verona: books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press, 1923-77. London: The British Library, 1978. Wrappers.
$18.00

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Barry, Handwriting Sheets

Barry, Handwriting Sheets

London: James Barrie, 1954. Wrappers.
$15.00

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Bayly, Heaven

Bayly, Heaven

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1987. Hardbound. Dust covers.
$15.00

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Bayly, Psalms of My Life.

Bayly, Psalms of My Life.

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1987. Hardbound. Dust covers.
$8.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank and Stone, A course in...

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank and Stone, A course in...

...Italic. (Second supplement to Books 1 and 2). Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$10.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank and Stone, A course in....

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank and Stone, A course in....

...Italic. (First supplement to Books 1 and 2). Portland, Oregon. Alcuin Press. 1978.
$15.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, a course in italic (Book 5).

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, a course in italic (Book 5).

Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$20.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, a course in italic (Book 6).

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, a course in italic (Book 6).

Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$20.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, A Roman Script for Schools.

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, A Roman Script for Schools.

Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$15.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, How to teach the Italic...

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, How to teach the Italic...

...hand through the Beacon Writing Books. Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1963.
$10.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, How to teach the Italic...

Beacon Writing Series: Fairbank, How to teach the Italic...

...Hand through the Beacon Writing Books. Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$15.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Hooper and Fairbank, Beacon Writing:...

Beacon Writing Series: Hooper and Fairbank, Beacon Writing:...

...A course in Italic. Calligraphy by Alfred Fairbank. (Book 3). Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$27.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Stone and Fairbank, Beacon Writing:...

Beacon Writing Series: Stone and Fairbank, Beacon Writing:...

...A course in Italic. (Book 2). Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$15.00

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Beacon Writing Series: Stone, Beacon Writing: A course in...

Beacon Writing Series: Stone, Beacon Writing: A course in...

...Italic. (Teachers' Book for Books 1 and 2). Portland, Oregon. The Alcuin Press. 1978.
$15.00

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Becker, The Work of Stephen Harvard: A Life in Letters

Becker, The Work of Stephen Harvard: A Life in Letters

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard College Library, The Houghton Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1990. Wrappers.
$22.50

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Bennett, Calligraphics-hands & forms: ...

Bennett, Calligraphics-hands & forms: ...

... rendered by twenty-five American scribes for the Typophiles. Chap Books #28. New York: Paul A. Bennett for the Typophiles, 1955. Hardbound; one...
$55.00

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Bergling and Bergling, Art Alphabets and Lettering

Bergling and Bergling, Art Alphabets and Lettering

Quincy, Illinois: Gem City College Press, 1986. Ninth Edition. Hardbound.
$40.00

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Beyer, Rudolf Koch: Ein schopferisches leben

Beyer, Rudolf Koch: Ein schopferisches leben

Barenreier: Verlag Kassel und Basel, 1953. Hardbound.
$55.00

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Bickham, Selected Plates from the Universal Penman

Bickham, Selected Plates from the Universal Penman

London: Chiswick Press, 1943. Hardbound.
$47.50

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Biggs, Letter-craft Incorporating the Craft of Lettering...

Biggs, Letter-craft Incorporating the Craft of Lettering...

...the craft of the pen, the craft of script and a few words about handwriting. Poole, Dorset, U.K./New York: Blandford Press/Sterling Publishing...
$7.50

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Biggs, Letter-forms & Lettering: towards an understanding...

Biggs, Letter-forms & Lettering: towards an understanding...

...of the shapes of letters. London: Blandford Press, 1977.
$20.00

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Bird, Ontario Fraktur: A Pennsylvania-German Folk Tradition...

Bird, Ontario Fraktur: A Pennsylvania-German Folk Tradition...

...in early Canada. Toronto, Canada: M. F. Feheley Publishers Limited, 1977. Hardbound.
$25.00

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Bischoff, Latin Paleography:...

Bischoff, Latin Paleography:...

...antiquity and the Middle Ages. Cambridge, New York, New Rochelle, etc.: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Trade paperback.
$25.00

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Blake, Selections from Songs of Innocence and Experience

Blake, Selections from Songs of Innocence and Experience

New York: Archway Press, 1946. Hardbound, in slipcase.
$22.50

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Blunt, In Praise of Italic: Catalog of an exhibition...

Blunt, In Praise of Italic: Catalog of an exhibition...

...arranged for the National Book League. London: The National BookLeague, 1954. 80 pp. Original wrappers.
$15.00

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Bodleain Picture Books: Humanistic Script...

Bodleain Picture Books: Humanistic Script...

...of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Oxford: Bodleian Library. 1960. Bodleian Picture Book no. 12. Wrapper; pamphlet-sized.
$25.00

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Bologna, Illuminated Manuscripts: the...

Bologna, Illuminated Manuscripts: the...

...book before Gutenberg. New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. 4to. 199 pp. First American edition. Hardcover.
$45.00

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Botts, Door Posts

Botts, Door Posts

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1971. Hardbound.
$15.00

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Botts, Sunday Door Posts

Botts, Sunday Door Posts

Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1987. Wrapper.
$10.00

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Botts, Wind Songs

Botts, Wind Songs

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers Inc., 1989. Hardbound.
$12.50

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Branner, Manuscript Painting in Paris During the Reign...

Branner, Manuscript Painting in Paris During the Reign...

...of Saint Louis: a study of styles. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1977. Hardbound. Dust jacket slightly faded,...
$125.00

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British Museum: Exhibition on Quincentenary of Printing

British Museum: Exhibition on Quincentenary of Printing

An exhibition to commemorate the quincentenary of the introduction of printing into England. London: British Museum Publications Limited, 1976....
$20.00

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Burla and Vollmer: Schrift scheiben: ein Buch zum Erlernen...

Burla and Vollmer: Schrift scheiben: ein Buch zum Erlernen...

...verschiedener Schriftformen mit Volagen und Beispielen. Ravensburg: Otto Maier Verlag, 1987. Hardbound.
$17.00

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Carlyle, Oring, and Richland, New Letters and Lettering

Carlyle, Oring, and Richland, New Letters and Lettering

New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1938. Spiral bound; publisher's cloth.
$60.00

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Carter, Carter's Caps: an alphabet of capital letters...

Carter, Carter's Caps: an alphabet of capital letters...

...cut by Will Carter and printed from the wood with commentary. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1982. Wrappers.
$40.00

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Carter, Sign, Symbol, Script...

Carter, Sign, Symbol, Script...

...an exhibition on the origins of writing and the alphabet. Madison, WI: Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison.,...
$15.00

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Cataldo, Pen Calligraphy [Course One]

Cataldo, Pen Calligraphy [Course One]

Worcester, Massachusetts: Davis Publications, Inc., 1979. Hardbound.
$22.50

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Catich, Eric Gill: His Social and Artistic Roots

Catich, Eric Gill: His Social and Artistic Roots

Iowa City: The Prairie press, 1964. Hardcover, dust jacket itself covered in Mylar.
$100.00

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Catich, Reed, Pen, and Brush Alphabets for writing and lettering

Catich, Reed, Pen, and Brush Alphabets for writing and lettering

New York: Hastings House, 1980. 64 pp. Trade paperback.
$28.00

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Catich, The Trajan Inscriptions: An essay by Edward....

Catich, The Trajan Inscriptions: An essay by Edward....

...Edward M. Catich together with an original rubbing from the inscription. Boston: The society of printers, 1973. One of 130 signed by Catich. This...
$425.00

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Chappel, The Living Alphabet

Chappel, The Living Alphabet

Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1980. Trade paperback.
$7.00

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Chappell, Let's Make a B for Bennett.

Chappell, Let's Make a B for Bennett.

New York. Thistle Press. 1953. Paperbound; tied with string.
$15.00

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Child, Calligraphy Today: a survey...

Child, Calligraphy Today: a survey...

...of tradition and trends. London : Studio Books, 1963. Hardbound.
$35.00

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Child, Calligraphy Today: a survey...

Child, Calligraphy Today: a survey...

...of tradition and trends. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1979. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Cockerell and Plummer, Old Testament Miniatures...

Cockerell and Plummer, Old Testament Miniatures...

...a medieval picture book. 283 paintings from the creation to the story of David. New York: George Braziller, 1969. Folio extra. Publisher's natural...
$90.00

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Cockerell et al., Tributes to Edward Johnson, calligrapher

Cockerell et al., Tributes to Edward Johnson, calligrapher

County of Kent: The Society of Scribes and Illuminators, 1948. Hardbound, covers a bit grimy.
$85.00

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Cockerell et al., Tributes to Edward Johnston, Calligrapher

Cockerell et al., Tributes to Edward Johnston, Calligrapher

The Society of Scribes and Illuminators. County of Kent. 1948.
$85.00

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Copeland, Design of the Roman Letters

Copeland, Design of the Roman Letters

New York: Philosophical Library, Inc., 1966. Hardbound; dust jacket inside Mylar.
$15.00

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Crawford, Catalog of the Exhibit of Chinese Calligraphy...

Crawford, Catalog of the Exhibit of Chinese Calligraphy...

and painting in the collection of John M. Crawford, Jr. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1962. Wrappers.
$25.00

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DaBoll-Briggs and DaBoll, Recollections of the Lyceum

DaBoll-Briggs and DaBoll, Recollections of the Lyceum

$15.00

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David, Calligraphy A to Z...

David, Calligraphy A to Z...

...a new technique for learning the basic hands step by step exercises. New York: Stravon Educational Press, 1985. Hardbound.
$18.00

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David, How to Become a Professional Calligrapher

David, How to Become a Professional Calligrapher

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1985. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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de la Mare, The Handwriting of Italian Humanists.

de la Mare, The Handwriting of Italian Humanists.

[Volume I, Fascicule I]. Oxford: The association internationale de bibliophilie, 1973. Hardbound.
$250.00

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Derick-Pao in His Own Words:....

Derick-Pao in His Own Words:....

....the first major western calligraphy exhibition in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: The Centre, 1985. Wrappers.
$40.00

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Douglass, Calligraphic Lettering with Wide Pen & Brush

Douglass, Calligraphic Lettering with Wide Pen & Brush

New York: Watson-Guptill Publicatons, 1967. Spiral bound.
$7.50

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Down, Pen Lettering for Beginners

Down, Pen Lettering for Beginners

Birmingham and London: British Pens, Ltd, [1934]. 37 pp. Wrappers.
$15.00

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Durer, Of the Just Shaping of Letters....

Durer, Of the Just Shaping of Letters....

.....from the Applied Geometry of Albrecht Durer, book iij. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1965. 44 pp. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Dwiggins, The History of Susanna from the Apocrypha...

Dwiggins, The History of Susanna from the Apocrypha...

... of the Hebrew Bible according to the King James Version. New York: Archway Press, 1947. Hardbound; slip cover in bad shape.
$50.00

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Eager, Guide to Italic Handwriting

Eager, Guide to Italic Handwriting

Caledonia, New York: Italimuse, Inc., 1963. Wrapper.
$8.00

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Eager, The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting...

Eager, The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting...

...Cursive & Calligraphic. New York/London: Collier Books/Collier MacMillian Publishers, 1974. Trade paperback.
$45.00

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Erdmann and Braun, Decorative Writing and...

Erdmann and Braun, Decorative Writing and...

... Arrangement of Lettering. [Second Edition]. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1920. Hardbound.
$16.00

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Fairbank, A Handwriting Manual, 3rd edition

Fairbank, A Handwriting Manual, 3rd edition

Leicester/Peoria, Illinois: Dryad Press/Chas. A.Bennett Co. Inc., 1948. Hardbound, minor wear.
$12.50

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Fairbank, A Handwriting Manual.

Fairbank, A Handwriting Manual.

New York. Watson-Guptill Publications. 1978.
$8.00

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Fairbank, The Story of Handwriting:...

Fairbank, The Story of Handwriting:...

...origins and development. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1970. Signed “Dorothy Mahoney” on flyleaf. Hardbound; dust jacket has light dirt.
$25.00

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Filby, Calligraphy & Handwriting in America 1710 - 1962

Filby, Calligraphy & Handwriting in America 1710 - 1962

(and The Peabody Institute). Caledonia, New York: Italimuse, Inc., 1963. Slipcase. Inscribed "to Dorothy Rolph/Who did so much of the writing/and...
$30.00

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Fink and Kastin, Lettering Arts

Fink and Kastin, Lettering Arts

Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, Inc., 1993. Trade paperback.
$30.00

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Foster, Practical Penmanship, being a development of...

Foster, Practical Penmanship, being a development of...

...the Carstairian System. Albany: Little and Cummings; Philadelphia: Carey and Lea; New York: G. and C. and H. Carvill; Boston: Hilliard, Gray,...
$750.00

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Foster, Vere Foster's Copy Books: Lettering plain...

Foster, Vere Foster's Copy Books: Lettering plain...

...and ornamental (Vere Foster original series, no. 10). London. Blackie & Sons Ltd., ca. 1910. 23 pp. Wrappers.
$25.00

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Fry and Lowe, S.P.E. Tract XXIII: English Handwriting...

Fry and Lowe, S.P.E. Tract XXIII: English Handwriting...

...with Thirty-Four Facsimile Plates and Artistic & Paleographical Criticisms. London: Clarendon Press, 1927. Later buckram.
$35.00

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Furber, Layout and Design for Calligraphers

Furber, Layout and Design for Calligraphers

New York. Taplinger Publishing ("A Pentalic Book"). 1984.
$18.00

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Gardner, Alphabet at Work

Gardner, Alphabet at Work

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Hardbound, dust jacket.
$20.00

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